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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
5
In ads the Swift Specific Co promotes S S S as a blood purifier and strengthener for impure blood and sluggish circulation. The copy urges readers to purchase via druggists and to request free information at 26 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta Georgia.
Polly the Graham central parrot, owned by Miss Mary Short, captivates Graham residents and visitors with clear singing of Shall We Gather at the River and Over There during events at the Odd Fellow building. The town reports a lively crowd and a six to five Graham win in a recent game. A quiet wedding in the Methodist church united Miss Sisse Elizabeth Lita and Thomas Walter Davis, with plans to reside in Graham.
A two hour forty minute baseball game at the local diamond drew several hundred spectators including prominent figures. West Virginia Attorney General England attended the event, witnessed by many fans as Turkey Gap and Graham clashed in a spirited contest.
Antique ad copy touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy, taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a one dollar reward if it fails to cure, noting Toledo Ohio manufacturers J J Cheney Co and urging readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
A Texas City woman, Mrs G H Schill, recounts three years of agony and fatigue from headaches and nerves until Cardui relieved her. She credits three bottles and reports lasting relief with no headaches since. Cardui is described as made from medicinal ingredients advised in medical books with forty years of use.
An old Creham Daily News ad column touts its ability to locate missing items and sell goods. A lost property medal found on a Bluefield sidewalk by Helen Morton Scott leads to prompt disposition, showing ads can connect readers with solutions.
Reports from OHUMEIGHT OKLA and nearby areas describe two live pigs owned by Roadmaster I. Alley that disappeared near Fazewell as rain neared. Disappearance followed the pigs breaking from their box after a rain warning, despite train dispatchers and telegraph operators' vigilance. Also noted are local incidents: a kitchen stove explosion at Mrs. J. J. Hankins’ home, and a prominent home-building project by J. Sanders Gillespie with G. E. Mahood and E. A. Deton overseeing construction. Additional items include Hudson Hufford’s St. Mary’s School medal and notable travel to Logan and Wytheville destinations.
Rev. Sidney B. Vaught from Emory University preached Sunday night for Rev. J. H. Lotepei to a good congregation in the west end church. Hoe invited the church to attend further services.
Local residents discuss postwar plans in Graham and Pearisburg. visitors Theo Dulaney and Mrs Chap Worley arrive for summer visits. An eclipse cools Graham raising temp concerns, voters head to mayor’s office for town council elections, and Rosebaum Franklin win contract to finish the macadam pike from Dolesesvain to Abbs Vesley. Big ice cream supper planned at St Mary’s Chapel to aid field kitchen. a marriage at the bride’s mother’s home closes the column.
Apply S KR Ashworth Graham Va bidt Miss Ruth W Barnett has returned from a visit to Gary W Va Miss Vivian Carte who holds a responsible position with the company at Filsert spent Sunday in Graham with homefors Mrs Gertrude Maloney returned to her home at Gary Sunday after spending several days in Graham Miss Lois Benbow left Saturday night for Kansas City to pay a visit to her sister Mrs Carlisle Peters formerly Miss Mathieu Benbow She will be absent a greater part of the summer.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as the great corn discovery that removes corns in about two seconds with no pain. The ad shows a cartoon of two fingers peeling off a corn like a banana and claims immediate relief, enabling walking and work after application. Itpromotes availability at drug stores and notes Bluefield sales and a White Pharmacy recommendation.
A quirk filled list catalogues street intersections and addresses in Bluefield and nearby areas, including Princeton Avenue Russell Street and Bluefield Avenue at multiple cross streets. The document also notes a stray patent office entry about curbing enaring.
Births, visits, and travels populate Giles street society notes. Mr and Mrs 8S B Payne welcome a daughter while Dr Syd Warden enjoys a Norfolk homecoming. Several residents travel to Welch, Peterstown, Charleston, and Richmond for work or family reasons as wives sisters and students are mentioned in routine city notes.
A trip from Abingdon Virginia leads to Cedar Springs Wythe County where the speaker will dedicate a church. The report notes Mercer's quota of 990000 W, 8, S stamps and mentions an incentive to try the Want Ada.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough improved after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The elder remedy helped and she describes the result as working like a charm.
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